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STOCK CAR Filed May 18, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Sept. 20, 1932UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE) FRANK X. MUDD, OE OAK PARK, ILLINOISs'rooK A3 Application filed May 18, 1329. Serial No. 364,206.

This invention relates to improvements in stock cars and, moreespecially, railroad stock cars.

A feature of my invention is the provision a of a car with an increasedeffective floor area, thus permitting the carrying of a greater numberof animals or a fewer with less crowding.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully asI proceed with my specification.

In that form of device embodying the features of my invention shown inthe accompanying drawings- Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, show one form ofcar, Fig. 1 being a side elevation; Fig. 2, a plan view of the first andsecond decks, as indicated by either of the lines 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aplane of the third deck, as indicate by the line 3 of Fig. 1; Figs. 4and 5, sectional views taken as indicated by the lines A and 5 of Fig.1; and Fig. 6, a perspective view of the feeding troughs. Figs. 7 to- 9,inclusive, show another form of car in which 25 Fig. 7 is a verticalsectional view; Fig. 8, a plan view of the second and third decks, takenas indicated by either of the lines 80 Fig. 7; and Fig. 9, a plan viewof the first deck, taken as indicated by the line 9 of Fig. 7.

As shown in the drawings and referring more particularly to Figs. 1 to6, inclusive, the car is here shown as a box car with a centrallongitudinal aisle 10 and three decks A, B and C, indicating the first,second an third decks, respectively. The top of the aisle 10 is formedby deck C, it being understood that the deck C does not have any opening in the same for an aisle. Deck C may be substantially six feet abovedeck A and this will give an attendant room to walk inthe aisle 10 withhis head under deck C.

Numerals 11, 11 indicate aisle posts at the sides of the aisle-10, saidposts carrying cross bars 12, 12. and forming therewith walls orpartitions at the sides of the aisle. Between the aisle posts 11 aremounted suitable feeding and watering troughs 13. 7

Reference numeral 15 indicates a stateroom at one end of the car adaptedto house an at- 50 tendant or caretaker and the upper part 0 centrallyarranged side doors,

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f to the side of said stateroom may be used for a water tank 16.

As here shown, the car is provided withthere being a separate door foreach deck. Reference to Fig. 1 will show that the'lowest door l7'f0r thefirst deck is hinged at the top and, likewise, the door 18 for thesecond deck. The door 19 for the top deck is hinged at the bottomandrmay be folded outwardly and downwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, to forma ramp and by which stock may reach the third deck C from the loadingplatform 20. The door :19 may be provided with chicken steps or cleats19 It is to be understood that the loading platform 20 represents thestationary platform frequently found adjacent railroad tracks at loadingstations for loading 1 the second deck of an ordinary two-deck stockcar. It will be seen that such established platforms would be somewhattoo low to be on a level with the third deck of my improved three-deckcar and, consequently, I have here shown the door 19 adapted to belowered down onto the loading platform 20 to form a ramp from saidloading platform to the f third deck.

As an alternative method of loading the third deck, Ihave shown aportion or section of'the floor of the third deck opposite the side dooron each si adaptedto runway from This ramp or floor vided with cleats25*. hinged at its inner edge, as indicated by 26.

- The-second deck may be loaded from the platform 20 by raising thedoors 18 and the floor section 25, permitting the stock to jump downfrom the platform 20 to deck B.

Numeral indicates the stationary'load ing platform ordinarily foundadjacent railroadtracks at loading stations for loading the first deckof an ordinary two-deck stock car. Deck A of my improved car may beloaded from this loading platform 30 through the doors17, in theordinary manner.

In loading the first deck A, it is advisable to permit the stock tocross over immediately the car opposite to the loading the second deckto the section may be pro- Each section 25 is deof the car and indicatedby 1 be loweredto form a ramp or third platform without compelling themto go entirely around the car. In order to permit this, the wallsections 31, 31 adjacent the aisle 10 in the center of the car justabove the first 5 deck A are hinged at the upper edges, as indicated by32. These sections may be folded upwardly and outwardly and held inplace by hooks 33 so that when the first deck is being loaded, the stockmay at once pass from the loading door 17 across the car to the sideopposite from the loading platform 30. It is also desirable, in loadingthe second deck, to permit the stock to cross the car in the samemanner. This is accomplished by hinging wall section 35 of the seconddeck at its lower edge, as indicated by 36, to permit said section to beswung downwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, to form a bridging member acrossthe aisle at the center of the car on the level of deck B. To permit thestock to cross, the opposite wall section is also hinged at 36 andadapted to be swung completely down into substantially vertical positionout of the way before section 35 is lowered.

5. Another form of car is shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9. This form dealsprimarily with the arrangement of floors and aisle. It is to beunderstood that any of the loading means, ramps, and bridging membersshown in the 3n; other drawings may be used in connection with the carhere shown, as desired.

In the car here shown, the attendants room is at one end, as indicatedby 115, and the cen tral longitudinal aisle 110 is arranged above 35 thesecond deck B. Steps 170 are arranged to permit easy access from thestateroom 115 to the aisle 110. The feeding troughs for decks B and C,as indicated by 113, are accessible from the aisle 110. Numeral 113indi- 40' cates the feeding troughs for the lower deck and in order togive access to these troughs, the floor of the aisle 110 is providedwith trap doors 171. i

While I have shown and described certain 40$ embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that it is capable of manymodifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangementmay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas disclosed in the appended claim, in which it is my intention to claimall novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible, in view ofthe prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A three-deck stock car with a central longitudinal aisle havin its floorsubstantially in the same plane as the top of the first deck the floorserving as a portion of the cover for the stock compartment of the firstdeck.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th dayof April, 1929 FRANK X. MUDD.

